
Nestled in a rocky cove on Lake Saimaa surrounded by trees, the Pistohiekka Resort comprises two square buildings that house a restaurant and saunas. Helsinki’s Studio Puisto has punctured both buildings with an oculus-like void in their centres, designed to “invite the scenery in”. Pistohiekka Resort forms part of a wider plan to boost tourism and revive the area in southeastern Finland, which had previously been a popular sauna and leisure spot in the 1980s. Read more on Dezeen